Our services are informed by many years of experience and various research engagements. We group our work in a number of thematic areas and engage with a wide array of clients and network partners. more

Support business to meet quality requirements of domestic and foreign markets

Mesopartner is involved in self funded or contracted research in several thematic areas. We conduct applied research in the broad area of economic development in partnership with think tanks, Universities, academics or with customers. more

Shawn Cunningham interviews Natasha Walker on the essence of facilitation. During the conversation they share some practical tips and also agree on many pet hates. The issues discussed range from dealing with so-called difficult participants, balancing the role of facilitator and expert, and…

We discuss why LED needs to be conceptualised as a process. It is crucial to build credibility, trust, confidence and creativity. An LED process is a learning process. It is also, unfortunately for external donors, somewhat unpredictable.

In industrialised countries, LED has been practised for decades, whereas in developed countries it is a fairly recent phenomenon. Current practice in industrialised countries is the result of extensive learning-by-doing and trial-and-error processes. Practitioners in developing countries who want…